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The Comfort I Did Not Understand
The past two weeks have been wrought with one tragic event after another. School and mass shootings, stabbings, a political assassination, endless fighting among people, and on and on. Along with others, I am weary of these tragedies, longing for redemption; longing for the return of Christ to make all things new. I cried when Continue reading
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What the Body Recalls
I recently read an article that essentially said that the human brain is capable of storing an unlimited amount of memories and experiences. The way the brain works, however, makes it so that we are unable to access all of these memories. In addition to the way things are remembered, when we experience a traumatic Continue reading
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Still Walking
My boys went back to school last week. This time of year always brings a range of emotions. On the one hand, there is thankfulness for the fun, the rest, the work, the friends, and the family time we had over the summer. While the necessary toil of homework and 6:00 AM wake-ups that comes Continue reading
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Weakness in God’s Economy
Our church hosts a monthly prayer night where we pray for healing for those in our body who are suffering. If I’m honest, I’ve found that attending is harder for me than I would have anticipated. A piece of belief I’m relearning is how to pray in faith and expectation as I hold loss so Continue reading
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It’s Complicated
One of my sons had a birthday last week. I had a number of people over the weekend ask if he had a good day. If I’m honest, it’s a difficult question to answer. I think the hope and expectation is, “Yes! He had a great day!” In many ways, he did have a great Continue reading
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Joining In Lament When Good Is Not Yet
Over the last several years I have been invited to share at various events to tell our story and train groups in walking with people who are suffering. Inevitably, after I share, there is always someone who says something to the effect of, “It’s amazing to see how God is using your loss for so Continue reading
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“Because the Lord Hated Us”
There are times I come across a passage in the Bible that sort of surprises me. Times when I wonder if I’ve ever noticed a particular verse before, even though I’ve read through the passage many times previously. I have been reading through the Old Testament this summer and am currently in the book of Continue reading
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The True Paradox of Faith
I come from a family comprised mostly of adventure seekers. Whether it be parachuting from a plane or hanging from the side of a mountain on a Via Feratta, the search for the next rush of adrenaline is often on their minds. The day God was handing out adventure genes, however, I was given a Continue reading
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Pressing Forward as Pain Settles
We were traveling on and off over the last couple of weeks and when we got home, one of my sons realized his Airpods could not be located. I opened the “Find My” app on my phone to see where we should start looking and as I scrolled through the app, Ezra’s name popped up Continue reading
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A Misunderstood Grief
In many ways before losing my son to cancer, I misunderstood grief. I believed that having a right theology of suffering, having a solid understanding of Scripture, and having hope in Jesus would somehow lessen the pain of loss. I believed that the greater the faith meant the greater the hope and because of hope, Continue reading
Faithful Paradox 